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Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro



On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 09:25:03AM +0000, David Holland wrote:
>  
>  Sure, by all means fix the documentation. It's just that it's rarely
>  sufficient to use only documentation to get going on any project.

My time to work on this project is pretty much on hold until I get my hardware
procurement sorted. In the spirit of getting things done sooner rather than
later and not forgetting about them, I suggested that the author of those
words commit the amendments.
  
>  Also remember that those of us who have been around a while and
>  already know how things work don't necessarily notice problems with
>  the documentation. Overtly wrong statements, probably we'll notice, if
>  we happen to look at them. Missing stuff, much less so. Ambiguous
>  statements, very rarely.
>  
>  Every time someone comes on board it's an opportunity to improve the
>  documentation. These opportunities should not be wasted.
>  
>  However, it's usually more efficient to discover them before
>  committing rather than after. :-/

True on all counts.


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